Target Distribution Centers, live unloads, what is their major malfunction?!?!?

Boycott All Targets,. This is ridiculous!

 

I was at target in lake city last night my appointment was at 4:30 I got there at 3:30 pm they put me in the door 10:00 I got the green light and a text message saying u are good to go unbelievable I don’t understand why they don’t do something different every time I go there and we go there a lot this happens we have to be in line 4 while they are unloading the trailer so every time I’m out of drive time when I leave there something should be done

 

You mean something like not going back there? If it happens every time that means you have no one to blame but yourself.
Someone once said "To keep doing the same thing and expect different results is the definition of insanity."

 

Going back years ago 78/79 I unloaded trailers at the K Mart store It was on the floor and we had to pick up the box call off the box number and stack it on a pallet. Upwards of 1500+ boxes of asst merchandise. If we went over 4 hours, the drivers would call the DC and tell them why we were taking so long Some drivers helped some didn't. I don't understand why it has to take any more than a hour to unload a palletized load?

 

Because they count it as it comes off and then has to be recounted while being repalletized for verification and damage checks. And then, their little hand held devices are slooooooow because they're usually a minimum of 10 year old technology. Lookiin' at you, Walmart...

Finally, they have to find a place for the stuff offloaded, which can cause delays of hours. Lookin' at any given grocery warehouse for that....

Where lumpers are required, they aren't motivated to move fast due to low pay. Unlike the old days when an indie on any dock could do it faster and better (one guy) for a lot more per load. In the 1990's, I used to be a bit jealous of their $600 days for working only 8 hours total.

 

Keep delivering to places like this and nothing will change. When they can't get their stuff they'll be forced to make a change.

 

So, they require Driver Assist, then refuse to sign to show it was Driver Assist? Hopefully that's changed.

 

I delivered to the Woodland Target D/C in the early 1990's. I remember delivering the day before Christmas. we had to wait either 15 or 30 minutes for the employees to do yoga or stretching exercises or something before unloading could begin.

Also was memorable because no backhaul freight was available. Was told to DH back to Denver, and 80 was a solid sheet of ice from about Nyack to Cheyenne.

I ended up having to take 99/58/40, which is quite a detour...

 

I was looking for a load from near Cleveland (unloaded friday night) going somewhere around Indy for a weekend pickup/unload. I had a pickup first thing monday morning in Indy and figured if I didnt have to deadhead, great.

Found a load going to Ft. Wayne that loaded near me and I said great, but it was a monday am unload, which was fine, it was early enough that I could still make the 2 hour drive down, but I would only have a 2 hour window to unload in. Wont be a problem says the broker. Ok. I'll take it.

Super Valu.

Nope, cant do it I said. Well you agreed says broker. I didnt know it was Super Valu. No way are they going to get me off in 2 hours.

Piss and moan back and forth and I just finally hung up.